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Since: Mar 04, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:42 am
Post subject: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!!
Archived from groups: alt>comp>hardware, others (more info?)
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Hi all, I have seen it all! I have a Maxtor HD in my PC. One
day the PC won't boot, won't even power up; the power LED lights up,
but the power supply fan won't even spin! The likely thing to do was
to check all power connections, which were ok. I then replaced the
power supply and got the same results. I went ahead and unplugged all
of the devices and replugged them in one at a time. When I got to the
hard drive, BAM! the problem resurfaced. I tried replacing the ribbon
cable, tried setting it as the slave, and tried it in a different
system all with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I'm a total idiot and didn't backup the data on the HD ( I guess I
deserve what I get ). But any advice would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
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Since: Jan 16, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:24 am
Post subject: Re: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 21:42:05 -0500, niteprlr <im.DeleteThis@home.com> wrote:
> Hi all, I have seen it all! I have a Maxtor HD in my PC. One
>day the PC won't boot, won't even power up; the power LED lights up,
>but the power supply fan won't even spin! The likely thing to do was
>to check all power connections, which were ok. I then replaced the
>power supply and got the same results. I went ahead and unplugged all
>of the devices and replugged them in one at a time. When I got to the
>hard drive, BAM! the problem resurfaced. I tried replacing the ribbon
>cable, tried setting it as the slave, and tried it in a different
>system all with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>I'm a total idiot and didn't backup the data on the HD ( I guess I
>deserve what I get ). But any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>TIA
>-Robert
You simply need a new hard drive.
Good luck.
Have a nice week...
Trent
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Since: Feb 28, 2004
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:46 am
Post subject: Re: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: alt>comp>hardware, others (more info?)
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"niteprlr" <im.TakeThisOut@home.com> wrote in message
news:3opf40psmgfi7o4djjto87cvq4ldkrfn50@4ax.com...
> Hi all, I have seen it all! I have a Maxtor HD in my PC. One
> day the PC won't boot, won't even power up; the power LED lights up,
> but the power supply fan won't even spin! The likely thing to do was
> to check all power connections, which were ok. I then replaced the
> power supply and got the same results. I went ahead and unplugged all
> of the devices and replugged them in one at a time. When I got to the
> hard drive, BAM! the problem resurfaced. I tried replacing the ribbon
> cable, tried setting it as the slave, and tried it in a different
> system all with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?
> I'm a total idiot and didn't backup the data on the HD ( I guess I
> deserve what I get ). But any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> TIA
> -Robert
Unplug everything except for mobo/processor/1 stick of ram/video card
Remove the rest of the cards.. Then try to start the pc.. It's possible that
the power supply isnt delivering enough juice to start the system<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! |
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Since: Jan 23, 2004
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 7:25 am
Post subject: Re: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: alt>comp>hardware (more info?)
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On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 21:42:05 -0500, niteprlr <im.DeleteThis@home.com> wrote:
> Hi all, I have seen it all! I have a Maxtor HD in my PC. One
>day the PC won't boot, won't even power up; the power LED lights up,
>but the power supply fan won't even spin! The likely thing to do was
>to check all power connections, which were ok. I then replaced the
>power supply and got the same results. I went ahead and unplugged all
>of the devices and replugged them in one at a time. When I got to the
>hard drive, BAM! the problem resurfaced. I tried replacing the ribbon
>cable, tried setting it as the slave, and tried it in a different
>system all with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>I'm a total idiot and didn't backup the data on the HD ( I guess I
>deserve what I get ). But any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>TIA
>-Robert
Sounds to me as if you've got a short in the hard drive somewhere, and
it's causing the drive to draw too much current from the power supply.
Solution: Buy a new hard drive.
Raymond Sirois
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
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Since: Nov 20, 2003
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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niteprlr <im.RemoveThis@home.com> writes:
> When I got to the
> hard drive, BAM! the problem resurfaced. I tried replacing the ribbon
> cable, tried setting it as the slave, and tried it in a different
> system all with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Isn't it obvious? The hard drive is dead.
> I'm a total idiot and didn't backup the data on the HD ( I guess I
> deserve what I get ). But any advice would be greatly appreciated.
We learn more from our failures than we do our successes.
Replace the hard drive and add a CD-RW (or *something*) to the system
to let you backup critical data. Neither component is very expensive
these days.
Jeff
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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niteprlr <im.TakeThisOut@home.com> wrote in message
news:3opf40psmgfi7o4djjto87cvq4ldkrfn50@4ax.com...
> Hi all, I have seen it all! I have a Maxtor HD in my PC. One
> day the PC won't boot, won't even power up; the power LED lights up,
> but the power supply fan won't even spin! The likely thing to do was
> to check all power connections, which were ok. I then replaced the
> power supply and got the same results. I went ahead and unplugged all
> of the devices and replugged them in one at a time. When I got to the
> hard drive, BAM! the problem resurfaced. I tried replacing the ribbon
> cable, tried setting it as the slave, and tried it in a different
> system all with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Most likely the hard drive has just died and it presents too much
of a load/short to the power supply so it shuts down at power
on time when it sees the high load on the power supply.
> I'm a total idiot and didn't backup the data
> on the HD ( I guess I deserve what I get ).
You do indeed. How big is the drive ? With the older
ones you may be able to swap the logic card on the
drive with an identical model and get the data back.
> But any advice would be greatly appreciated.
You could slash your wrists |-(<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:28 am
Post subject: Re: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Either the harddrive has failed, OR the IDE controller for that channel on
the motherboard has failed.
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DaveW
"niteprlr" <im RemoveThis @home.com> wrote in message
news:3opf40psmgfi7o4djjto87cvq4ldkrfn50@4ax.com...
> Hi all, I have seen it all! I have a Maxtor HD in my PC. One
> day the PC won't boot, won't even power up; the power LED lights up,
> but the power supply fan won't even spin! The likely thing to do was
> to check all power connections, which were ok. I then replaced the
> power supply and got the same results. I went ahead and unplugged all
> of the devices and replugged them in one at a time. When I got to the
> hard drive, BAM! the problem resurfaced. I tried replacing the ribbon
> cable, tried setting it as the slave, and tried it in a different
> system all with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?
> I'm a total idiot and didn't backup the data on the HD ( I guess I
> deserve what I get ). But any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> TIA
> -Robert<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Hard drive keeping PC from powering up!! |
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